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The stone is unbelievably beautiful! Although your catalog is good, no picture could do the product justice.
I gave the comfort cross to my Dad, and I cannot tell you how much it meant to him. He kept explaining it to everyone, and tears welled in his eyes every time.
Your very special crosses were exquisite and will be cherished by all the grandchildren who attended the baptism. I can't think of a better gift to celebrate the occasion. Thank you and your staff for your dedication to nurturing our spiritual needs.
In our small bookstore, the best sellers have turned out to be Jerusalem Stone products. They make unique gifts. Many of our guests treasure them as mementos of their retreat experience.
Just a little note to let you know how you have touched my life through what you are doing with Holy Land Stone. I have not stopped talking about what you are doing and shared it with 3 people (colleague in Arizona and my mother and husband) SO FAR. Will keep spreading the word! God bless many through you! Thank you!
All of your items seem to touch the hearts of so many people that understand the importance of the Holy Land. We look forward to having your Holy Land Stone in our studio for years to come.
I purchased one of your stones for my mother a couple of years ago (Trust in the Lord with all your heart). She absolutely loved it! Now I own a small gift shop and would like to carry the Jerusalem Stone.
I thought about how that very rock could have been in close proximity of our Lord Jesus as He walked the land there. I consider it one of my treasures and when I hold that cross in my hand while praying, it seems to fit into my hand and prayer becomes a whole new experience for me.
To all employees at Holy land Stone. My thanks to you for a very nice product. The quality is very good to the eye! I am sure my gift will be well received. Thanks again. .
I have purchased some of your beautiful works, and may I say thank you?
Your products are top quality, and I am proud to advertise them for our stores. We see a lot of very mediocre lines and when a product like yours stands out, it certainly makes our job easier.
Thank you very much for the Jerusalem Stone catalogue. It is a powerful witness to family life. The message is subtle and very loving, comforting and encouraging, a gift for each season of life's journey. There is no other company who covers every need and every occasion such as yours. Thank you for trusting God's idea in bringing blessings big enough to make a better world. We are grateful.
My dream is to go to the Holy Land some day, and the Jerusalem Stones just bring me a little closer. What a great product you have! (Seriously, I just love them!) I am so happy that you started this business.
I just received a Hands of God necklace engraved in the Jerusalem Stone. Just wanted to let you know how wonderful your products are.
I love your stones! They bring me joy each time I see them.
I took five of the small standing crucifixes with me to a conference and wished I had all ten. They were sold in about one hour. It was a men's conference, and they obviously loved them.
What a wonderful feeling to know that Jesus' presence was felt by these "living stones" and that His gaze might have fell on them!!
Upon arriving home from vacation the first mail I opened was the custom prayer stone which you did for me to give to a friend. It took my breath away. It is a hundred times more beautiful then I ever could imagine. Thank you so much for your personal touch.. the phone call and e-mails make this gift even that more special because you cared. Remember me, I am definitely coming back for more.
With appreciation and prayers for your continued success.


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We didn't invent colour. We're just perfecting it.
Our industry-leading innovations will
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colour-merchandising programs.
Welcome to the future.
Welcome to Colwell.
At Colwell, we are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, a Customer-centered approach and a passion for colour and the impact it has on our lives. What does this mean? It means we continually examine every facet of what we do to deliver the success that our clients deserve. We are fascinated with discovering what's beyond the horizon. Our innovations, big and small, can be seen in materials, processes, production methods, finance, logistics and consumer approaches.
Colwell's quest to be the global colour-merchandising leader is supported by our commitment to exceptional talent, a focus on market leaders, solution-centered approaches to both old and new market and consumer challenges and by adapting to marketplace intelligence so we're leading rather than following. By constantly raising the bar on ourselves, we seek to deliver exceptional products and services to our valued Customers … products and services beyond compare.
Felton "Tad" Colwell
Colwell Industries, Inc.
Carolyn Dahl
Co-Chairman, Colwell Industries, Inc.
Daniel C. Nicklay
Kevin C. Gurney
SVP, Sales Group
Cindy Gapter
Sales / Business Development
Peter Von Trampe
European Sales Manager
Damian Braniff
Director, Regional Sales
Jim Skinner
EVP, Operations
Cory Shank
Director, Services Group
Rajesh Sharma
Plant Manager, Toronto
Colwell Industries is a family-owned business, now in its fifth generation. In 1893, T.H. Colwell purchased half of the University Press in Minneapolis. More than 115 years later, the original Colwell Press building still stands today at 123 N. Main Street. In the 1950s, Colwell introduced the colour card concept to the market for the first time, manufacturing colour cards for Minnesota Paints. This was the catalyst for Colwell's obsession with colour.
Our core colour-sampling business allows us to serve many industries, including architectural coatings, cosmetics, automotive, contract furniture, stationery, fine paper, window treatment and the accompanying business services.
It is interesting to note that throughout the years our Chairman, Tom Colwell, has been involved in a variety of successful business ventures but his passion has always remained on colour-merchandising tools and the visual excitement they bring to the exploding decorative arena. Tom's passion for colour, as well as his unique and entrepreneurial spirit, continues to inspire each of us at Colwell, every day.
At Colwell we are proud … proud of our roots and proud that we have expanded throughout the world, from our humble beginnings in Minneapolis.
Innovation. It is the driving force behind what makes Colwell's colour-merchandising plants the most sophisticated in the world. We realize that innovation is synonymous with success in today's competitive landscape, so we're committed to a continuing innovation-centered conversation within our manufacturing centers to keep ahead of the needs of the changing marketplace. Every year, our capabilities and workflow strategies are strengthened and redistributed to deliver greater efficiency and faster turnaround.
At Colwell, we're proud to be a preferred supplier to the most prestigious coatings companies in the world and highly value the collaborative and entrepreneurial relationships we've built with each of them.
Because our reach covers much of the coatings world — from mass merchants to paint and hardware stores — you'll find Colwell's products nearly everywhere paint is sold or colour is considered.
Whether you are an architect, designer, specifier or simply colour-curious, you can count on Colwell to help select colour with confidence.
The core of our business (and the success of yours) rests on accurate, non-metameric colour reproduction. This is what sets us apart from colour produced by print (ink-based) or any other method. Colwell doesn't deal in "close enough" or "almost." In our business fractions truly mean the difference between a precise colour representation and a product that could disappoint consumers and cost them thousands of dollars.
"Failing to plan is planning to fail."
– Alan Lakein
Production planning meetings are some of the most creative meetings at Colwell. Held both prior to estimating and prior to production, these meetings gather talented people from manufacturing, engineering, estimating, finance, scheduling, customer service and sales to freshly consider each job and determine how it could be run more efficiently and/or delivered faster while maintaining our exceptional quality standards.
Colwell's value engineering process includes a multi-disciplined team with experience and expertise relative to the type of project to be studied. The systematic and structural approach comes from the value engineering job plan, consisting of multiple phases:
While an individual production run might involve millions of pieces, each job we take on is unique to some degree. Whether it involves sizing, configuration or materials, nothing is boilerplate at Colwell. And, by incorporating "flexible factory" principles, nearly every piece of equipment on our floor can be moved and incorporated into new configurations and work cells to maximize efficiency for a job. These flexible factory innovations have lead to significant improvements in two-sided chip mounting, large-format colour-card production and take-home card bagging.
Value engineering is extremely important. It allows us to optimize raw materials, reduce setup times and increase run speeds. It also is another way for Colwell to pass quality – and savings – on to our customers.
Since first introducing colour cards to the paint industry, Colwell has been focused on how to do it better. We're proud to say our entire organization is committed to a continuing and continuous effort to improve our products, services and processes. We believe it's about more than just industrial practices…it's about doing what's right…for our Customers, our company and our communities. Our efforts seek both 'incremental' and 'breakthrough' improvements, acknowledging that these are generally co-dependent versus mutually exclusive. We've built our approach on a foundation consisting of three key measures: Efficiency, Effectiveness and Flexibility. You'll see it in our approach…and in your end product.
Plan the work, work the plan. This phrase serves us (and ultimately, our customers) well. Our Customer service and scheduling groups operate on a simple premise: "How a project starts is how it goes."
Following intensive production planning, Colwell manufacturing and customer service teams are supported by an information technology infrastructure that facilitates robust production reporting. This 'dashboard' supports real-time changes while it tracks the job, start to finish. Experienced analysts monitor all facets of daily production, quickly identifying any potential problems and when necessary, pulling specialized teams together to develop and implement resolutions with little or no schedule disruption.
Colwell's Customer service team is the glue that keeps the Colwell machine working, actively coordinating the many moving parts of a production run with our Customers and internal resources to ensure on-time and in-full delivery at quality levels that exceed our Customers' expectations.
Let's say your colour system has 2,500 different SKUs, is distributed through multiple distribution centers to hundreds (if not thousands) of stores and will be pulled at different rates by hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of customers. Add in new store openings, seasonal usage fluctuation, inventory adjustments and potential out-of-stock penalties, and the prospect of staying on top of take-home card production could make a grown man (or two VPs) cry. That's where Colwell can step in.
As tinted paint sales have accelerated over the past two decades, Colwell has coupled usage reporting with predictive systems and analyses to create nearly flawless inventory management processes. Our efforts have significantly reduced our customers' on-hand inventories, reducing investment in inventory by as much as 75 percent and ensuring that their DCs and stores have stock available 365 days a year.
Colwell has been warehousing and distributing goods for our customers for more than 25 years. We offer a full-service call center; 55,000 square feet of climate-controlled, random-access, on-site warehousing; and 15,000 square feet dedicated to daily fulfillment service. A robust IT infrastructure helps us manage fulfillment programs and create custom reporting that best serves each client. Fulfillment services are offered as a stand-alone option, but they are often integrated with Colwell's comprehensive inventory management programs, dramatically reducing overall program costs and inventory levels.
Fulfillment programs include:
Like many companies, in keeping with major environmental initiatives, sustainability has become integrated in the fabric of our business, impacting even small, day-to-day choices. Colwell considers sustainability along four planks: toxicity, energy impact, sustainability and efficiency. We have made considerable strides in all four areas. In 2011, we were pleased to have earned FSC® Certification (Forest Stewardship Council® - FSC® C104552), allowing us to reassure our Customers and their end-users that the paper used for their colour merchandising program is from responsibly managed forests.
Colwell's Colour Studio provides colour analysis and styling services to companies all over the globe.
Colour Systems Development
The Colwell Colour Studio combines objective, instrument-based colour evaluation, experience and intuition to style the right palette for your target consumers. We begin by developing an understanding of your channel, customers and objectives. We then profile the palettes of your competitors. Using this information, we get to work developing your unique colour collection. With experience in the commercial development of colour, we can work hand-in-glove with your colour lab to ensure efficient formulation, shortening your timeline by weeks or even months.
Colour Card, Collection and Trend Styling
Following global colour trends as well as regional decorating tendencies, the Colwell Colour Studio team is a dynamic resource to help your brand create colour collections, scheming recommendations and trend pieces.
Great colour-merchandising design starts with understanding the customer's state of mind and motivation and then building in specific cues and triggers to eliminate barriers to a buying decision. Whether your target customers are reluctant painters or an ultra-savvy do-it-yourselfer a designer or an architect a builder or a painting contractor, Colwell will help you create colour-merchandising solutions that are educational and inspiring so selecting colour with confidence becomes the predictable end result.
Store merchandising has been referred to as 'theater that requires a coherent story to be executed in a compelling way'. We are keenly aware that colour-merchandising design is a means to achieve very real and very different brand and business objectives. The colour-merchandising approach for a brand that wants to leverage their connection to the design community will be far different than a brand whose focus is on a retail DIY'er. Likewise, a company whose goal is to boost margin will require a different approach than a company interested in increasing market share. For these reasons and more, we truly believe that there is not a "one size fits all" approach to marketing paint in-store, and we will work with your company to ensure that the merchandising program that is developed delivers the very best ROI for your business.
It all started in 1998 with Gordon MacKenzie's "Orbiting the Giant Hairball." The epiphany at the time was that to truly innovate, we needed to purposefully shed the traditions and the "knowns" of colour merchandising.
In what soon was dubbed "Creative Camps," Colwell pulled together creative minds from across our organization, looking outside the industry for new inspiration to challenges new and old. Colwell Creative Camps quickly became catalysts for better consumer and marketing solutions, now often involving our customers in inspiring and thought-provoking sessions. While the format and objectives are ever changing, the constants are these: get campers out of their comfort zone; fanatically observe (gather clues from other industries and points of view) and ideate without constraint (sketch, doodle, turn things sideways and upside down). Seek true and meaningful innovation. Take nothing for granted. Reinvent the unreinventable.
Author Jack London wrote, "Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club." Following is a (much) abridged list of people, companies, organizations and authors that inspire us. In addition, there is our Colwell "art gallery," which includes colourful works that have been found around our factory and can be downloaded to your desktop, tablet or mobile device.
Howard Schultz – Embracing Status Quo is Dead
Tom Peters – What Do YOU Think?
Jim Collins – Secrets to Surviving in Tough Times – 20 Mile March
Tom Kelley – IDEO – The Art of Innovation
Marcus Buckingham – Putting Strengths to Work
Youngme Moon – Different
Seth Godin – Avoiding Mediocre
Color Marketing Group
Design Seeds
Britton Marketing & Design Group
Seth Godin
Niven Marketing
Alan Mulally – American Icon
Gordon MacKenzie – Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Seth Godin – Purple Cow
Daniel Pink – A Whole New Mind
Tom Peters – Re-Imagine!
Tom Kelley – The Ten Faces of Innovation


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Quick Bambi slip
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This is the slip I made off the Bambi pattern for my Printemps & Jonquilles dress. My dress was very sheer, and I really wanted to wear it and do a little photo shoot the following day, but did not want to have to run all over trying to find a slip. A quick look online told me that a trip to the mall would be wasted, anyway (as usual!). So after a swift search on BurdaStyle, I found the Bambi pattern and decided to give it a go.
I had just enough charmeuse left from my wedding gown. I lengthened the pattern quite a bit, forget now how much. But it still fell too high above the knee to look right under my dress. I realized that this was because the pattern had a second piece sewn on the bottom, so probably whatever length I added would have been there anyway. So much for my haste!
Not a fan of posting half-nude photos, but here goes. Also, the photo shoot was pretty darn cold…my legs and arms were purple by the time I came inside to take these. Nothing a little black & white can't fix.
All in all, this was a quick fix. I probably won't wear this as a slip, unless under a short dress. But I will definitely wear it as intended, as a chemise!
Material Notes
silk charmeuse, 1/4 inch elastic, thread
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Mar 4, 2011, 08.03 AMby junespoon
really pretty, and in spite of your haste it looks beautifully made.
I have this pattern somewhere on my list but i think i just prioritised it!
Jun 1, 2010, 08.32 AMby angelavengerl
Beautiful garment. I like this length too.
May 13, 2010, 05.21 AMby smallone
for a quick fix this is very lovely.
May 11, 2010, 09.30 PMby juliefmitchell
I Love this! I would almost do this in a light cotton for a summer dress at this length
May 11, 2010, 06.26 AMby Ralf Schmitz
i love it! and your black and white pix are really great and very editorial!
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I'm also the founder/owner of famThings.com—a company that I've recently started to give me a vehicle for creating family history software products and/or services. I'll talk more about famThings in future posts.
I'm still learning how best to balance competing priorities in my life and so I spread my time across: a full-time career as a software developer, being a good Dad, getting my first famThings projects off the ground, and working on my own personal family history projects.
We live on some acreage, south of Minneapolis and I love working on house/land projects. I especially enjoy any project that gives me an excuse to use our tractor.
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This is a guest post from my ex-wife. It's a response to the debate on Erica's recent article about outsourcing life.
J.D. and I have been employing an independent housekeeper for about 10 years. The one who's been working for us for almost five years, Michele, is fantastic and we feel lucky to have her. (We found her through Craigslist). Housecleaning is her full-time job.
It took us some time to get over our self-imposed barrier of hiring some help with the house chores. I'm not lazy, and it struck me as a weak, self-indulgent thing to do. But, as J.D. freely admits, he's a slob. We'd fight over the mess in the house, and time and time again would try to institute a "system†to keep it clean, only to fail once more and descend into arguments. With both of us working full-time, we wanted to spend our time at home in other ways than cleaning.
Still, I felt guilty for paying someone else to do work I didn't want to do myself. I admit it: It feels weird to pay someone to clean your toilets! And I felt guilty for even being able to afford considering "outsourcing†the housework. After all, anyone can do housework, right?
The "housekeeper dilemma"
Over time, however, I've realized that my guilt is misplaced. (Although it still lingers a bit.) Why would I feel any guiltier paying someone for cleaning my house than cooking my food at a restaurant, or growing my food at a farmer's market, or knitting a hat I buy at a cute store? I can cook; I can grow food; I can knit. But often I choose to pay someone else to do these tasks rather than do them myself. Why does the housekeeper, then, represent such obscene luxury in our debates on the complexities of social economics?
Primarily, I believe it's because we see our housekeeper face-to-face. We invite her into our homes and our lives. We see the struggles in her life (she's a divorced mom of two teenagers) in a way that is invisible for the many other jobs we outsource. The agricultural worker doesn't deliver pears to my door, nor the factory worker bring inexpensive mass-produced products to personally stock the shelves in my pantry. I don't directly pay the garbage-collector, the office custodian, or the guy who sweeps out the theater after J.D. spills all his candy on the floor. For these things, there's an insulating layer of "a company†between the producer of the goods and the consumer. With housekeeping, no such dividing layer exists.
Professional housecleaning, like agricultural harvesting, child-care, and many service-industry jobs, is a job that is frequently performed by people without much higher education or unique skills. (Or they are choosing not to use that education or skills, or perhaps there is no market for their particular talents.) These jobs are typically low-paying, but that doesn't mean the people who perform these jobs are unworthy. I'm all for a living wage, but the more specialized and rare your skills, the higher salary you can command if there is a market for those skills. It's basic supply and demand. And just because a job doesn't pay well does not mean that job is demeaning.
I won't pretend my housekeeper has such a "passion for cleaning houses†that it led her to this profession, but she's a survivor, and has chosen housecleaning for many personal reasons, not the least of which are the flexibility in her schedule, the freedom to choose the clients she serves, and the chance to be her own boss. The trade-offs include a physically-demanding job, inconsistent income, and a relatively low salary (due to not working 40 hours a week, although at $22, her hourly wage is decent).
I think another part of the "housekeeper dilemma†is the historical disregard for the value of work that has been "women's workâ€, and the expectation that if there is a woman is in the house, she shouldn't need to pay another person (usually another woman) to do the tasks she is supposed to be doing herself. If someone is cleaning a house that's not their own, they must feel degraded, right? But any work can be found degrading, sustaining, fulfilling or mind-numbing. I doubt that those of you who clean your own toilets feel degraded by the process.
What matters is not so much the type of work but the working conditions and the self-respect possible for the worker. Michele knows her work is valued in our home. The days I come home after Michele has been at my house are like a treat to me! And she knows it — because I tell her. I'd gladly give up other expenses before I cut Michele out of my budget. For her part, I'm pretty sure she values having us a steady clients who always have the check ready on the table and share the garden produce in the summer months.
Everyone outsources
The popular opinion is that anyone can do housework (so you shouldn't outsource this labor), but does that mean that everyone has to? As GRS readers know, we grow and preserve much of our own food. That's something I truly enjoy. Housework? Not so much. Someone else might think canning applesauce in a hot kitchen on a 90-degree day sounds like pure drudgery; they'll outsource the task and get their jar of applesauce at the store. No one gives that a second thought, but there are a lot of outsourced laborers between the apple tree and that jar. Me? I'll outsource cleaning the kitchen instead.
In my mind, the bottom line is that everyone outsources. Unless you grow, harvest, and process your own food, make your own clothes from fibers you've produced and spun, build your own house, create your own power sources, and are completely independent from the long chain of people in the manufacturing economy, you're paying other people to do that which you do not want to do, don't want to make time to do, or lack the skills to do. In the modern word, specialization is the norm.
So, do what work works for you — I'll be in the garden.
J.D.: What sorts of people hire a housekeeper?
Michele: All sorts of people. Students, new mothers, women with careers. It's usually women, although lately a lot of men have been responding to my Craigslist ad. That kind of makes me a little nervous sometimes, but so far it's been fine. I think they're just trying to give their wives a break.
J.D.: Should people feel guilty about hiring a housekeeper?
Michele: No way! Why should they? I had a housekeeper for a while. I had so much going on that I didn't have the time to clean like I wanted, and I could afford it then. I'd do it again if I could. But I guess some people do feel guilty — especially women. There's this stigma: People think women should be able to do it all — raise the kids, go to work, clean the house — but they can't. A housekeeper helps relieve some of that stress. So I guess women feel guilty because they feel like they're not doing everything they should. But bachelors that hire me? They don't have one ounce of guilt! I think once people get past the guilt, they love having a housekeeper. It's just a matter of where your priorities are and what you can afford.
J.D.: How do you feel about cleaning houses? Is this what you see yourself doing the rest of your life?
Michele: Well, my passion is working with animals. I'd love to work in an animal shelter. And I'm a trained doula, but I just haven't done anything with that. So, I clean. But that's what I do anyhow. It's just what I do. It's in my blood. My dad owned a janitorial service. My sister cleans houses. My mother cleans houses. I clean houses. I like it. I like being my own boss. I like the variety, going from house to house, and I like the flexibility. Last time, you let me adjust my schedule so I could take my son to get a tattoo, for example. I couldn't do that if I wasn't my own boss. And it's pretty good money — if I can fill up my days, which is harder with the economy like it is. But I enjoy it.


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PHYS 495 Research Seminar (.5)
Required Senior Year Experience for all resident Physics majors. Students design and carry out individual research projects under the mentorship of a departmental faculty member. Weekly meetings include seminars, discussions of research methods, peer teaching, and opportunities to practice scientific communication skills. The course culminates in a progress report that is given as a formal oral presentation.
- Prerequisite: PHYS 396W
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Mangrove wetlands like grasslands, hot and cold deserts, tropical forests, temperate forests, and coral reefs, etc, require conservation under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Mangroves-dominated ecosystems are threatened by climate change. Therefore, 'Impact of Climate Change on Mangrove Ecosystems in South Asia' examined how climatic and hydrological variables such as temperature, precipitation, CO2, and regional fresh water flows in the area will affect sustainability of Mangroves forests.
A three day Inception workshop was organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature from 16-18 January, 2012 at the Global Towers in Colombo 6.
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Day two dealt with Vulnerability Assessment of Mangrove ecosystem due to climate change leading to Mangrove Ecosystem Analysis on the third day. SDPI invited the MFF Coordinator, Project Manager and National Coordinators/contact person of the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) initiative in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to the workshop to share their knowledge and expertise in the area. The project will be implemented in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as a research project funded by APN.


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English Rugby
Dallaglio bullish ahead of World Cup
ESPNscrum Staff
August 28, 2011
Lawrence Dallaglio hands the Webb Ellis Cup to flight Captain Paulo Pereira to begin its journey to New Zealand for the World Cup © Getty Images
Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio believes England are clicking into gear at just the right time ahead of the latest battle for the Webb Ellis Cup.
England wrapped up their prepararions for the tournament with a 20-9 victory over Ireland in Dublin on Saturday - their first victory on Irish soil since 2003 when a side including Dallaglio wrapped up a Six Nations Grand Slam on their way to World Cup glory later the same year.
Victory at the Aviva Stadium brought an end to a mixed build-up that also included a shared two-Test series with Wales but the Class of '03 suffered a similar fate and Dallaglio is confident that Martin Johnson's squad are in great shape for their latest assault on the sport's biggest prize.
"They'll be the side which no one wants to play against that's for sure. I think there are areas England can improve on but they go into the World Cup in as good a place as they wanted to be," Dallaglio told ESPNscrum. "Saturday's win was a positive step forward and they have improved massively since as recently as 12 months ago.
"There were lots of positives - Mike Tindall back as captain produced a great performance. It's great to have both Dan Cole and Matt Stevens vying for the number three jersey and Steve Thompson impressed. Manu Tuilagi produced another good display and you can see how much it meant to Martin Johnson with the fist pump."
However, Dallaglio believes England still have much to prove if they are to repeat the heroics of Sir Clive Woodward's World Cup winning squad and has dimissed any similarities drawn between the two side. "I wouldn't compare the two sides at all," Dallaglio said. "The 2003 team was a very unique team and the number one side in the world. They had won the Grand Slam and had been the best side in the world for a few years.
"They had beaten Australia and New Zealand on home soil. This England team is a good side but on a different stage of their journey. For many this is their first World Cup and for many of our side it was their last. We went into that competition as favourites and England aren't. But they certainly go into the tournament with some momentum having won away in Dublin."
Lawrence Dallaglio is the Global Rugby Ambassador for Emirates Airline - a Worldwide Partner of the Rugby World Cup 2011 - and was speaking at London Heathrow Airport where Emirates are carrying the Webb Ellis Trophy from London to Auckland on its A380 aircraft. For more information on Emirates visit www.emirates.com/uk™
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The AIDS Law Project (ALP) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its litigation against the SANDF's policy of excluding HIV positive people from recruitment, external deployment and promotion. It is a vindication of the Constitution and should be seen as having significance not only for the military in South Africa, but internationally. The order means that:
The ALP is deeply indebted to the following people who lent their assistance to this litigation: Dr Francois Venter, Prof Leslie London, Prof Trefor Jenkins, Johannes Greef, Richard Elliott, Prof Robert Schooley, Shuaib Manjra, Dr Brian Brink, A.K.M., William Kerfoot, and Philip Moshokoa. Special thanks go to our clients, the South African Security Forces Union (SASFU), Sipho Mthethwa, T.C.M. and Z.S.M. for their fortitude. We would like to thank Gilbert Marcus SC and Isabel Goodman for their expert legal counsel.
Today the Pretoria High Court ordered as follows:
1. That:
a. the Third and Fourth Applicants and three of the individuals who have deposed to supporting affidavits (AKM, TMS and XM) are granted leave to be described in these proceedings only by their initials;
b. the names of the individuals mentioned in (a) above are to be provided to the Registrar of this Court and to the Respondents, to be retained in a safe place and are not to remain in the Court file;
c. the names of the individuals mentioned in (a) above are not to be disclosed or publicised in any manner or form by the Registrar, the respondents or any other person or entity;
2. That the consequences of the HIV testing policy as developed by the First Respondent and implemented by the Second Respondent, in terms of which no person who is HIV positive may be recruited, deployed externally or promoted within the South African National Defence Force, is hereby reviewed and set aside.
3. That the consequences of the HIV testing policy referred to in paragraph 2 is unconstitutional in that it unreasonably and unjustifiably infringes the rights of aspirant and current HIV positive SANDF members:
a. not to be unfairly discriminated against in terms of section 9(3) of the Constitution;
b. to privacy in terms of section 14 of the Constitution;
c. to dignity in terms of section 10 of the Constitution;
d. to fair labour practices in terms of section 23(1) of the Constitution; and
e. to administrative justice in terms of section 33 of the Constitution;
4. That the Respondents are directed to:
a. immediately employ the third applicant; and
b. immediately reconsider the second applicant for external deployment and/or promotion;
5. That the Respondents are directed to:
a. formulate a new health classification policy within six months of the date of this order or such time period as the Court directs; and
b. serve on the applicants and lodge with the Registrar of the Court an affidavit setting out the new health classification policy adopted;
and that the Applicants are granted leave to apply to the Court on the same papers, supplemented as necessary, for such further relief flowing from the new policy as they may be advised to seek;
6. That the Respondents are directed to pay the Applicants' costs, including the costs of three counsel. It is recorded that Advocate Hassim is employed by the AIDS Law Project for purposes of the Taxing Master.
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This week we take a look at a Potter fan's wet dream, a simple yet engaging strategy game and new way to learn about Portland that doesn't revolve around a certain IFC TV show.
Pick #1 – Auror's Tale: A Potter Fan Series
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Pick #2 – Auro: A Turn Based, Cross Platform Tactics Game
With all the glitz and pomp of E3 happening last week, we were pleased to see this clever and simply elegant looking game pop up on Kickstarter. You play as Auro, a spoiled prince, set to complete a task in the dungeons of the castle. The gameplay mechanics look simple, but the enemies and level design will require some planning and thought. We can always appreciate a game that makes the challenge the game and not complicated controls and menus.
Pick #3 – Know Your City: Portland's Social History App
Around here we love Portland. The jewel of the Pacific Northwest is a shining light for all. Sure, Portlandia has a bit of fun with the denizens of the city, but as evidenced in the Live Podcast, we have a big heart-on for the hipster loving town. If you're unfamiliar with Portland or just want to get to know it better, there's an app for that. At least, there could be. Know Your City is developing an app to take users on a walking tour of Portland and fill the user in on the history of the city with their location based app. Hopefully the app will be able to finally help us know the difference between Bridgetown and Stumptown.


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Oxfam welcomed reports of increased climate finance pledges made by finance ministers in Lima today, but warned that only a fraction is meant to help countries most vulnerable adapt to the devastating effects of climate change.
G20 endorses important tax dodging reforms, but critical issues for developing countries ignored, says Oxfam
G20 finance ministers in Lima today endorsed international tax reforms for tackling tax dodging launched by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). While the measures are a tax milestone, they poorly represent the critical needs of developing countries, Oxfam warned today.
IMF doesn't mention inequality in Lima speech, while World Bank says TPP could be good for growth
In a puzzling move, inequality was not on the agenda at the International Monetary Fund's Press Briefing in the Peruvian capital today, while World Bank President Jim Kim said TPP could boost growth.
Poorest communities continue to lose out from climate funds, says Oxfam
There has been an increase in international climate finance in the fight against climate change, according to a new OECD report, which Oxfam is encouraged by.
Oxfam criticizes 'toothless' OECD Tax Package
The OECD's Tax Package, released in Paris today, will not stop corporate tax dodgers cheating poor countries out of billions of dollars of tax revenues
Oxfam's reaction to the World Bank's announcement about the fall in the global number of people living in extreme poverty
The World Bank is forecasting that, for the first time ever, the number of people living in extreme poverty will fall under 10% of the world's population, to around 702 million people.
Oxfam reaction to India's proposed emissions reduction target
The India climate action plan for Paris announced today contains the headline pledge to cut the carbon intensity of its economy by 33-35% by 2030.
Oxfam reaction to Human Rights Council Resolution on Yemen
It is shameful that members of the Human Rights Council prioritized perceived geo-strategic interests above the need for accountability and failed today to establish an international independent mechanism to investigate breaches of these laws.
Oxfam applauds World Bank's rejection of trickle-down economics, and recognition of huge inequality challenge
Oxfam is encouraged by World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim's rejection of trickle-down economics and his clear stance on the enormous challenge inequality poses across the world.
Oxfam welcomes Pope's message on human rights and justice for sustainable development
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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2012--
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) announced today that Andrew Cecere, vice
chairman and chief financial officer, is scheduled to present at the
BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference. The presentation will
begin at 8:15 a.m. EDT on Friday, November 2, 2012, in Boston. The
presentation will include information about U.S. Bancorp's financial
performance and corporate strategies.
A live audio-webcast of the presentation will be available through U.S.
Bancorp's website at usbank.com. To access the webcast and slides used
in the presentation, go to U.S. Bancorp's website and click on "About
U.S. Bank" and then click on "Webcasts & Presentations" under the
Investor/Shareholder Information heading, which is located on the left
side of the bottom of the page. Individuals without Internet access may
request a copy of the slide presentation on Friday by calling
612-303-0781. A replay of the webcast will be available after the
live event at the same location on the website and will remain posted
for 90 days.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp ("USB"), with $352 billion in assets as
of September 30, 2012, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National
Association, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. The
company operates 3,086 banking offices in 25 states and 5,080 ATMs and
provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance,
investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers,
businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp and its employees are
dedicated to improving the communities they serve, for which the company
earned the 2011 Spirit of America Award, the highest honor bestowed on a
company by United Way. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.
Source: U.S. Bancorp
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Nearly 700 studies from all around the world confirm the remarkable properties of the ancient spice curcumin. It is showing amazing potential for support of the body's defenses against a wide variety of ills including Alzheimer's, cancer, arthritis, diabetes and multiple sclerosis to name a few.
Curcumin is the primary component of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and is what gives the spice its rich yellow color. Native to southern India and Indonesia, turmeric is the star ingredient in curry and is widely used in Indian cuisine.
In addition to its uses as a condiment, food coloring and textile dye, turmeric has been employed in Ayurvedic medicine for more than 4,000 years, utilized for everything from cuts and sores to gastrointestinal pain, rheumatism and liver disorders.
Uncovering the Secrets of Curcumin
About 50 years ago researchers began noticing that many diseases prevalent in Western culture, like Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis, were rare in India. Their search to figure out why led them to curcumin. Turmeric – and thereby curcumin – is a staple in every Indian household. Not only do they ingest lots of it in their diet, but they also put it on their bandages to support wound healing(1) and take it orally for many illnesses. In fact, it is so much a part of their culture that brides and grooms apply turmeric and milk to their skin prior to their wedding so they will look more beautiful.
So Western scientists began taking a closer look at curcumin, trying to discover how it works and in what ways it might be used to help various health problems. The result has been more than 2,800 research papers published about the effects of curcumin. Below are just a few:
Alzheimer's Disease – Research in animals has demonstrated that curcumin can support both prevention of changes in the brain that lead to Alzheimer's, and reversal of some of the damage already done.(2) A 2005 study done at UCLA found curcumin supported more effective outcomes than some of the drugs being tested for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's.(3)
Cancer – A great deal of research has been done on curcumin's anticarcinogenic properties. According to the American Cancer Society, "A growing body of laboratory research suggests the spice turmeric has potent anticancer activity – and researchers have launched a slew of human trials to find out just how powerful it may be."(4) Laboratory and animal studies suggest that curcumin may help the body prevent, control the spread of, or kill several types of cancer including breast, skin, colon and prostate cancers. It is also being tested vis-a-vis other cancers such as metastatic melanoma, mantle cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma and advanced pancreatic cancer.(5-13)
Cardiovascular Problems – It is thought that curcumin may be able to help the body prevent oxidation of cholesterol, which would protect the blood vessels from plaque build-up that can lead to heart attack or stroke. In one study, ten healthy participants took 500 mg of curcumin each day for seven days. At the end of the week, they had:
• A 33% decrease in the blood levels of oxidized cholesterol.
• An 11.63% decrease in total serum cholesterol.
• A 29% increase in HDL ('good') cholesterol.(14)
Diabetes – In studies of diabetic mice, those given curcumin experienced lower blood glucose levels and lost weight. The curcumin supplementation was also linked to significantly lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.(15)
Multiple Sclerosis – Researchers think curcumin may support the body in fighting multiple sclerosis. Mice, specially bred to develop an MS-like illness called experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAS), were given either a 50 or 100 mcg dose of curcumin three times a week for 30 days. Controls received no curcumin. By day 15, the EAS had progressed in the mice that got no curcumin to the point that both hind legs were completely paralyzed. The mice given the 50 mcg dose showed only minor symptoms, and those given the 100 mcg dose seemed to be unimpaired throughout the study.(16)
Curcumin is widely recognized by medical researchers as being a powerful anti-inflammatory.
Based on the studies done thus far, curcumin shows great promise as an option for promoting healthy response to inflammation in a number of inflammatory illnesses such as:
• Osteoarthritis (17)
• Rheumatoid arthritis (18)
• Uveitis – an inflammation within the eye (19)
Recommended Dose
The recommended dose is 500 to 1000 mg (1-2 capsules) per day, or as directed by your healthcare professional. Clinical studies have shown it to be safe at much higher doses.
Possible Drug Interactions – Use during chemotherapy should only be performed under the direct supervision of a qualified medical professional. Curcumin may enhance the action of anti-platelet drugs, high doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or warfarin. Do not take if you have a biliary tract obstruction (gallstones, for example) or are taking a steroidal anti-inflammatory such as prednisone.
In Summary
With its potential ability to support healthy inflammatory response and antioxidant functions, curcumin may dish up a smorgasboard of health benefits.
1. Phan TT, See P, Lee ST, Chan SY. "Protective effects of curcumin against oxidative damage on skin cells in vitro: Its implication for wound healing." J Trauma. 2001 Nov;51(5):927-31.
2. Ringman JM, et al. "A potential role of the curry spice curcumin in Alzheimer's disease." Curr Alzheimer Res. 2005;2:131-6.
3. Yang F, et al. "Curcumin inhibits formation of amyloid beta oligomers and fibrils, binds plaques, and reduces amyloid in vivo." J Biol Chem. 2005;280:5892-901.
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Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, visited the Robert H. Jackson Center on Friday to take part in events featuring current U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. Chief Justice Roberts, a Western New York native, returned to his home community to participate in a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Jackson Center in Jamestown.
During a private luncheon at the Jackson Center with Roberts, Higgins presented the center with an official, signed copy of the House of Representatives' bill naming Western New York's federal courthouse for Justice Jackson.
"It is an honor to join the current chief justice as we recognize Robert Jackson, a distinguished Supreme Court justice and Western New Yorker who shaped our legal system and will now be forever recognized and remembered through the naming of the new federal courthouse," Higgins said.
He introduced a bill calling for the naming the new U.S. Courthouse in Buffalo for Robert H. Jackson in December of 2011. The bill, cosponsored by the full, 29-member bipartisan New York delegation, was approved by the House of Representatives on July 23, 2012, and signed by President Obama on Oct. 5. A ceremonial dedication naming the courthouse for Jackson is scheduled to take place this summer.
Robert H. Jackson was raised in Western New York and practiced law in Buffalo and Jamestown. He was a U.S. attorney general, a distinguished member of the U.S. Supreme Court who presided over some of the most important cases of his time, and was appointed by President Truman to prosecute Nazi war criminals in the Nuremburg Trials.
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From an investment research perspective, the term "open source software" refers primarily to a set of terms and conditions associated with the software's license. There are dozens of such licenses but those designated Open Source Initiative (OSI)-compliant meet a set of 10 characteristics outlined on the group's web site that capsulize the open source philosophy.
The term "open source" derives from the fact that the software's source code is at least available and in fact ususally distributed with the executable code (the normal way of distributing software). Per one of the typical terms and conditions in an OSI-compliant license, the software can be (1.) "freely" changed and (2.) somewhat freely redistributed (depending on which open source license is used).
Open source software is not the same as free software and the term free software does not necessarily mean available "at no charge." There is free software that is not open source and vice versa. See the Free Software Foundation (FSF) web site (fsf.org) for more details. This issue is less relevant to investment research because very few public companies embrace the FSF philosophy.
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Because the source code for open source software is transparent and built in part by volunteers, enterprise IT planners have been hesitant to use it fearing security issues and a lack of support if the software experiences problems. Thus, companies with large IT departments and in-house developers that can fix internal problems on their own are generally the early adopters of open-source. Companies like Red Hat (RHT) and Novell (NOVL), because they guarantee support for their Linux solutions, are slowly but surely convincing wary enterprises to take the open source plunge. Trust in the security and stability of open source software continues to improve.
Dealing with proprietary software vendors can expose users to "vendor lock-in", where all their infrastructure is dependent on that vendor. The vendor can then exploit this condition to increase their profits, or the vendor might simply stop supporting a particular piece of infrastructure without leaving any clear migration plan. Open-source software provides some cushion against this, because in the worst case a company can hire people to maintain the software or to assist in migration (without compromising any intellectual property restrictions on a proprietary vendor's software). This cushion should not be overstated, though; it's expensive to hire people to maintain software like that and the company is seldom able to defray these costs by reselling the work. Small companies can ill afford this expense; large companies may have enough pull with the software vendor to begin with that they don't get in such a situation.
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